54 Min.
Sadness and Disappointment Around the Holidays Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
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- Mentale Gesundheit
The holidays are coming up, and for many people they’re likely to be very different this year from usual. Experiencing sadness or disappointment around the holidays is normal even among the best circumstances, and we're far from those. On this episode, Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how to work with this year's natural feelings of sadness and disappointment.
Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.
Key Topics:
4:50: A therapy session focused on sadness with Rick.
9:30: Associations between current sad experiences and our past material.
11:45: A process for experiencing and working with sadness.
17:45: Imagery to aid experiencing.
19:00: Helping sadness soften and release.
24:30: Non-judgement
28:40: Identifying underlying beliefs.
29:40: Letting in good experiences alongside challenging ones.
33:10: Finding the root experience, and communicating our needs.
37:00: Sadness vs. depression.
41:30: Dealing with disappointment.
45:00: Finding agency in a moment of disappointment.
48:10: “Strong hopes, weak expectations.”
50:20: Recap.
From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.
Sponsors:
Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership.
Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.
Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!
Connect with the show:
Subscribe on iTunes
Follow us on Instagram
Follow Rick on Facebook
Follow Forrest on Facebook
Forrest's Website
The holidays are coming up, and for many people they’re likely to be very different this year from usual. Experiencing sadness or disappointment around the holidays is normal even among the best circumstances, and we're far from those. On this episode, Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how to work with this year's natural feelings of sadness and disappointment.
Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.
Key Topics:
4:50: A therapy session focused on sadness with Rick.
9:30: Associations between current sad experiences and our past material.
11:45: A process for experiencing and working with sadness.
17:45: Imagery to aid experiencing.
19:00: Helping sadness soften and release.
24:30: Non-judgement
28:40: Identifying underlying beliefs.
29:40: Letting in good experiences alongside challenging ones.
33:10: Finding the root experience, and communicating our needs.
37:00: Sadness vs. depression.
41:30: Dealing with disappointment.
45:00: Finding agency in a moment of disappointment.
48:10: “Strong hopes, weak expectations.”
50:20: Recap.
From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.
Sponsors:
Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership.
Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.
Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!
Connect with the show:
Subscribe on iTunes
Follow us on Instagram
Follow Rick on Facebook
Follow Forrest on Facebook
Forrest's Website
54 Min.